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DOI | 10.1016/j.yqres.2005.02.011 |
Late Pleistocene and late Holocene lake highstands in the Pyramid Lake subbasin of Lake Lahontan, Nevada, USA | |
Briggs, RW; Wesnousky, SG; Adams, KD | |
Corresponding Author | Briggs, RW |
Journal | QUATERNARY RESEARCH
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ISSN | 0033-5894 |
Year Published | 2005 |
Volume | 64Issue:2Pages:257-263 |
Abstract in English | Shoreline geomorphology, shoreline stratigraphy, and radiocarbon dates of organic material incorporated in constructional beach ridges record large lakes during the late Pleistocene and late Holocene in the Pyramid Lake subbasin of Lake Lahontan, Nevada, USA. During the late Holocene, a transgression began at or after 3595 +/- 35 C-14 yr B.P. and continued, perhaps in pulses, through 2635 +/- 40 C-14 yr B.P., resulting in a lake as high as 1199 m. During the latest Pleistocene and overlapping with the earliest part of the Younger Dryas interval, a lake stood at approximately 1212 m at 10,820 +/- 35 C-14 yr B.P. and a geomorphically and stratigraphically distinct suite of constructional shorelines associated with this lake can be traced to 1230 m. These two lake highstands correspond to periods of elevated regional wetness in the western Basin and Range that are not clearly represented in existing northern Sierra Nevada climate proxy records. (c) 2005 University of Washington. All rights reserved. |
Keyword in English | Pyramid Lake Lake Lahontan shorelines Holocene Younger Dryas |
Subtype | Article |
Language | 英语 |
Country | USA |
Indexed By | SCI-E |
WOS ID | WOS:000231831800014 |
WOS Keyword | SIERRA-NEVADA ; GREAT-BASIN ; REGIONAL CLIMATE ; C-14 DATA ; CHRONOLOGY ; CALIFORNIA ; BONNEVILLE ; DROUGHTS ; SYSTEMS ; DESERT |
WOS Subject | Geography, Physical ; Geosciences, Multidisciplinary |
WOS Research Area | Physical Geography ; Geology |
Source Institution | Desert Research Institute |
Document Type | 期刊论文 |
Identifier | http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/150273 |
Affiliation | (1)Univ Nevada, Ctr Neotect Studies, Reno, NV 89557 USA;(2)Desert Res Inst, Reno, NV 89512 USA |
Recommended Citation GB/T 7714 | Briggs, RW,Wesnousky, SG,Adams, KD. Late Pleistocene and late Holocene lake highstands in the Pyramid Lake subbasin of Lake Lahontan, Nevada, USA[J]. Desert Research Institute,2005,64(2):257-263. |
APA | Briggs, RW,Wesnousky, SG,&Adams, KD.(2005).Late Pleistocene and late Holocene lake highstands in the Pyramid Lake subbasin of Lake Lahontan, Nevada, USA.QUATERNARY RESEARCH,64(2),257-263. |
MLA | Briggs, RW,et al."Late Pleistocene and late Holocene lake highstands in the Pyramid Lake subbasin of Lake Lahontan, Nevada, USA".QUATERNARY RESEARCH 64.2(2005):257-263. |
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